Church for atheists?

VICKY BEECHING EXPERIENCES A “GODLESS CHURCH” FOR THE FIRST TIME

VICKY BEECHING

It’s a Sunday morning and people are arriving ready to sing. During the next hour and a half, they’ll join in with familiar songs, listen to a short talk and put money into the collection plate. They’ll close their eyes and bow their heads in silent reflection, and will hear testimonies from people who’ve had their lives changed by belonging to this movement.

All of this sounds very familiar to me; like something I’ve done almost every Sunday since I was a born: going to church. But this gathering, for all its similarities, is very different.

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A woman’s place is in the House: Carrie Lyell on women in parliament and the progress over the last 100 years
Why are so many straight authors writing about same-sex love?
Church for atheists: Vicky Beeching experiences a “godless church” for the first time
“It’s not just banter”: Tackling homophobia in football
Our family and autism
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